Mom shifted focus from Christy and Bonnie's familial issues to friendships, introducing new characters like Marjorie, Jill, and Wendy. Unexpected cancelation by CBS led to Mom's rushed finale, giving some characters fulfilling endings but leaving others with unsatisfactory conclusions. Bonnie's significant character development resulted in becoming a sponsor and working hard towards self-improvement, focusing more on others than herself.

Mom initially shows Christy and Bonnie Plunkett's journeys as they try to stay sober and turn their lives around and the ending answered questions like, "who does Christy end up with in Mom?" Things were not easy between the rocky relationship between Christy and her mom or with her complicated dynamic with Violet, Roscoe, Baxter, and Candace. However, somewhere along the way, Mom stopped focusing on Bonnie (Allison Janney) and Christy (Anna Faris) with their familial issues at the forefront and broadened the spectrum to introduce Marjorie, Jill, and Wendy, three...